Port Murray, New Jersey

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Port Murray, New Jersey
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Historic buildings on Main Street
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Port Murray
Location in Warren County
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Port Murray
Location in New Jersey
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Port Murray
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°47′37″N74°54′49″W / 40.793505°N 74.913547°W / 40.793505; -74.913547 [1] [2]
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Warren
Township Mansfield
Named for James Boyles Murray
Area
[3]
  Total0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
  Land0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.57%
Elevation
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633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
  Total227
  Density229.52/sq mi (88.65/km2)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
07865 [6]
Area code 908
FIPS code 34-60450 [1] [7] [8]
GNIS feature ID02584020 [1] [9]

Port Murray is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [10] located within Mansfield Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that was created as part of the 2010 United States Census. [11] [12] [13] [14] As of the 2010 Census, the CDP's population was 129. [15]

Contents

The community was long known by this name for its location on the Morris Canal and after Colonel James Boyles Murray, the third president of the Morris Canal and Banking Company. [16]

The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07865. [6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 0.168 square miles (0.435 km2), including 0.167 square miles (0.433 km2) of land and 0.001 square miles (0.002 km2) of water (0.57%). [1] [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 129
2020 22776.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [17]
2010 [15] 2020 [5]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 07865 was 2,010. [18]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 129 people, 57 households, and 39 families in the CDP. The population density was 772.2 per square mile (298.1/km2). There were 63 housing units at an average density of 377.1 per square mile (145.6/km2). The racial makeup was 97.67% (126) White, 1.55% (2) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 0.00% (0) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.00% (0) from other races, and 0.78% (1) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55% (2) of the population. [15]

Of the 57 households, 21.1% had children under the age of 18; 56.1% were married couples living together; 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.6% were non-families. Of all households, 22.8% were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.64. [15]

14.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 35.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 126.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 120.0 males. [15]

Transportation

Port Murray had a station on the Morris and Essex Railroad, located 67 miles (108 km) west of New York City. [19]

Historic district

The Port Murray Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1996. [20]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Port Murray include:

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